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Topic: Ringu DVD releases

Hi Guys. Could you help me with a problem.

I have recently bought Ringu 1 from HMV with the Tartan Cinema label on it across the top inside a cardboard sleeve but the picture is really dark (literally black blocks of colour in places ) and there is dust and scratches. It also however says 2011 Palisades Tartan in smaller print at the bottom so i assumed it would be the best and latest release by the Tartan studio.I tried to look u for reviews on it on Amazon and similar sites but could not find the same dvd version with the same covert art. The dark colours and dust and scratches added a certain element which i liked but on closer research i found that there are several other releases by Tartan and other studious, one of which is by Dreamworks, which i think is only available as Region 1. As a result the whole thing has confused me greatly and so i don't know what release is best.

What do you guys think is the best DVD release available on any Region, preferably 2 or is the DVD release I bought fine.

Re: Ringu DVD releases

Sounds to me like you got a VCD -- which are notorious for their low quality.

I have a different Tartan DVD release myself, and the film, while watchable, is also dark and grainy. Of all the versions I've seen, the Dreamworks DVD release, having been remastered, is the best version out there as far as video quality goes.

Re: Ringu DVD releases

This is what my DVD cover looks like:

However, there are no quotes, no star rating or any other text at all on the front cover, aside from "Tartan DVD," "Ring," and a small W in the bottom left corner. The details on the back show MPEG2, DVD-9 single-side Doule Layers. The movie's in Japanese with English subs.

Re: Ringu DVD releases

I do know a website where they have proper dvd quality links to the Dream-works version so i can check it out if i want to. The thing is i also bought Tales of Two sisters with the same Tartan Cinema label on the top so i don't know how that will look.

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Its really confusing though because ive researched other various Tartan releases and ive found about 6 different looking front covers for either single, three or four disc sets, all mentioned or available on different websites. Some remastered or not, which i dont know. Very confusing.